George Porter, Jr.

~ Person

Relationships

member of:	George Porter Jr. Trio Johnny Vidacovich, June Yamagishi, & George Porter, Jr. (Jazz-Funk Trio) Porter Batiste Stoltz Funky Meters (from 1994 to present) The New Orleans Social Club (from 2006 to present)
original eponymous member of:	George Porter Jr. & The Runnin' Pardners
original member of:	Foundation of Funk (bass) The Meters (from 1965 until 1977: lead vocals, bass guitar)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/artist/267203 [info]
biographies:	http://www.georgeporterjr.com/biography.html [info]
official homepages:	http://www.georgeporterjr.com/ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/george_porter__jr_ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000943435 [info]
SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/11737 [info]
VIAF ID:	119707794 [info]
Wikidata:	Q5543504 [info]

Appearances

Date	Title	Credited as	Attributes	Artist	Length
	arranged
	About My Past			Tommy Ridgley	4:06
	Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You			Troy Andrews	3:57
	Since the Blues Began			Tommy Ridgley	4:56
	The World Is Our Stage			Tommy Ridgley	4:07
	You Mean Everything to Me			Tommy Ridgley	4:07
	Your Love Is All I Need			Tommy Ridgley	3:51
	instruments
1974	Big Chief (live)		tambourine	Professor Longhair	7:53
1974	Tipitina (live)		bass	Professor Longhair	3:35
1975-02-12	My Carnival		percussion	Wings	4:00
1991	Go Back to Your Woods		bass guitar	Robbie Robertson	4:52
1991	Shake This Town		bass guitar [bass]	Robbie Robertson	5:23
1993-02 – 1993-10	Cornflake Girl		bass	Tori Amos	5:06
1993-02 – 1993-10	God		bass	Tori Amos	3:57
1993-02 – 1993-10	Past the Mission		bass	Tori Amos	4:06
1993-02 – 1993-10	Space Dog		bass	Tori Amos	5:12
1993-02 – 1993-10	The Waitress		bass	Tori Amos	3:10
1995-06 – 1995-10	Caught a Lite Sneeze		bass guitar	Tori Amos	4:26
1995-06 – 1995-10	Doughnut Song		bass guitar	Tori Amos	4:21
1995-06 – 1995-10	Father Lucifer		bass guitar	Tori Amos	3:43
1995-06 – 1995-10	In the Springtime of His Voodoo		bass guitar	Tori Amos	5:34
1995-06 – 1995-10	Little Amsterdam		bass guitar	Tori Amos	4:31
1995-06 – 1995-10	Muhammad My Friend		bass guitar	Tori Amos	3:49
1995-06 – 1995-10	Professional Widow		bass guitar	Tori Amos	4:32
1995-06 – 1995-10	Talula		bass guitar	Tori Amos	4:08
1997-02 – 1998-02	Liquid Diamonds		bass	Tori Amos	6:21
1997-02 – 1998-02	Northern Lad	Poppa George	bass	Tori Amos	4:19
1997-02 – 1998-02	Pandora’s Aquarium		bass	Tori Amos	4:45
1997-02 – 1998-02	Playboy Mommy		bass	Tori Amos	4:08
1997-02 – 1998-02	She’s Your Cocaine		bass	Tori Amos	3:42
1998	This Time I'm Gone for Good		bass	Johnny Adams	4:37
2003-05-03	Beautifully Broken		bass guitar and guest	Gov’t Mule	9:50
2003-05-03	Thorazine Shuffle		bass guitar and guest	Gov’t Mule	11:16
2003-05-03	Time to Confess		bass guitar and guest	Gov’t Mule	8:28
2011-02-09	Mama Roux		bass guitar [bass]	Henry Butler	3:58
2018-02-24	Bertha		bass	Dead & Company	8:48
2018-02-24	Smokestack Lightning		bass	Dead & Company	7:01
2018-02-24	Sugaree		bass	Dead & Company	10:25
	(Hey Mama) Wild Tchoupitoulas	George Porter Jr.	bass guitar [bass]	The Neville Brothers	4:38
	(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name		electric bass guitar	Harry Connick, Jr.	4:50
	9 ’til 5		bass	The Meters	2:48
	99 1/2 Won't Do		bass	Mighty Chariots of Fire	4:52
	99 and a Half		bass	John Scofield	4:09
	About My Past		bass	Tommy Ridgley	4:06
	Allons danser		bass	Zachary Richard	4:42
	Antibon legbo		bass	Zachary Richard	3:32
	Back in Baby’s Arms		bass	Allen Toussaint	4:49
	Basic Lady		bass	Allen Toussaint	2:59
	Be My Lady		bass	Trombone Shorty	3:32
	Black Apple		electric bass guitar [bass]	George Porter, Jr., Eddie Roberts, Nikki Glaspie, Robert Walter feat. Eric Benny Bloom	3:19
	Blues for Shorty Bill		bass	Maceo Parker	6:48
	Boots in Place		electric bass guitar [bass]	George Porter, Jr., Eddie Roberts, Nikki Glaspie, Robert Walter feat. Erica Falls	4:16
	Bowlegged Woman		bass guitar and guest	Widespread Panic	8:49
	Brother Go Ahead and Take Her		bass	Phillip Walker	4:04
	But I Like the Message		bass	John Scofield	3:30
	Chase		bass	Big Chief Monk Boudreaux	6:00
	Cold Cold Cold		bass guitar	Dr. John	2:37
	Colinda		bass	Zachary Richard	3:50
	Cruel Way to Go Down		bass	Allen Toussaint	3:53
	Cure My Blues	George Porter	percussion [rhythm section]	Browning Bryant	5:27
	Doin' Alright		bass guitar	Cornell Dupree	4:52
	Dry Spell		bass	The Meters	2:28
	Everyone & Everything		electric bass guitar [bass]	George Porter, Jr., Eddie Roberts, Nikki Glaspie, Robert Walter feat. Lamar Williams Jr.	4:37
	Fall Right In		electric bass guitar [bass]	George Porter, Jr., Eddie Roberts, Nikki Glaspie, Robert Walter feat. Son Little	3:24
	Feelin' Easy	George Porter	electric bass guitar [bass]	Jess Roden	4:03
	Flammes d'enfer		bass	Zachary Richard	3:04
	Follow the Music		electric bass guitar	Harry Connick, Jr.	1:02
	Follow the Music Further		electric bass guitar	Harry Connick, Jr.	1:20
	Fortunate Son		bass	Ivan Neville	5:13
	Fun in the Sun		bass	Maceo Parker	5:50
	Funky Dunky		electric bass guitar	Harry Connick, Jr.	6:23
	Funky Miracle		bass	The Meters	2:26
	Handa Wanda		bass	Zachary Richard	5:48
	Hello My Darling		bass	Phillip Walker	2:35
	Here Comes the Big Parade		electric bass guitar	Harry Connick, Jr.	4:12
	Hey Hey Baby's Gone		bass	Phillip Walker	5:06
	Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You		bass	Troy Andrews	3:57
	His Eye Is on the Sparrow		bass	John Scofield	4:15
	Honestly Now (Safety’s Just Danger… Out of Place)		electric bass guitar	Harry Connick, Jr.	5:32
	I Been Hoodood		bass guitar	Dr. John	3:15
	I Wish Someone Would Care	George Porter Jr.	bass guitar [bass]	Irma Thomas with Ledisi feat. George Porter Jr., Eric Krasno, Ivan Neville & Ian Neville	4:18
	I’ll Fly Away		bass	John Scofield	3:45
	I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday		bass	Herbie Hancock with George Porter, Jr., Ziggy Modeliste and Renard Poché	4:12
	It’s a Big Army		bass	John Scofield	5:32
	Jardim		electric bass guitar [bass]	George Porter, Jr., Eddie Roberts, Nikki Glaspie, Robert Walter feat. GreenTTea	4:46
	Jazzamatazz		electric bass guitar [bass]	George Porter, Jr., Eddie Roberts, Nikki Glaspie, Robert Walter feat. Eric Benny Bloom	4:24
	Just a Little While to Stay Here		bass	John Scofield	5:59
	Just the Same		bass guitar	Dr. John	2:53
	Last Train		bass	Allen Toussaint	3:02
	Leave the Rest to Molly	George Porter	percussion [rhythm section]	Browning Bryant	4:00
	Life		bass guitar	Dr. John	2:31
	Little Old Money Maker		bass	The Meters	2:40
	Look Up (A.K.A. Whenever)		bass	Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball	2:46
	Look‐Ka Py Py		bass	The Meters	3:15
	Losing	George Porter	percussion [rhythm section]	Browning Bryant	5:33
	Loving You Is on My Mind		bass	The New Orleans Social Club	5:19
	Mama Rosin		bass	Zachary Richard	3:13
	Mardi Gras Day		electric bass guitar [bass]	George Porter, Jr., Eddie Roberts, Nikki Glaspie, Robert Walter feat. Donald Harrison	4:50
	Moon Shinin’ Bright		bass guitar	Ronnie Barron	3:35
	Motherless Child		bass	John Scofield	5:25
	Mud Flap		electric bass guitar [bass]	George Porter, Jr., Eddie Roberts, Nikki Glaspie, Robert Walter	3:52
	My Girl Josephine		bass	Taj Mahal and The New Orleans Social Club	4:09
	Never Turn Back		bass	John Scofield	4:42
	Oh, Calcutta!		bass	The Meters	2:45
	Pauv' 'tit neg'		bass	Zachary Richard	4:29
	Peace		electric bass guitar [bass]	George Porter, Jr., Eddie Roberts, Nikki Glaspie, Robert Walter feat. Tierinii Jackson	4:09
	Peace Brother Peace		bass guitar	Dr. John	2:50
	See all 154 relationships
	produced
	I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday			Herbie Hancock with George Porter, Jr., Ziggy Modeliste and Renard Poché	4:12
	vocals
1975-02-12	My Carnival		other vocals [Crowd Vocals]	Wings	4:00
1991	Go Back to Your Woods		background vocals	Robbie Robertson	4:52
2003-05-03	Beautifully Broken		background vocals and guest	Gov’t Mule	9:50
2018-02-24	Bertha			Dead & Company	8:48
2018-02-24	Smokestack Lightning			Dead & Company	7:01
2018-02-24	Sugaree			Dead & Company	10:25
	Chase		background vocals	Big Chief Monk Boudreaux	6:00
	Fortunate Son		background vocals	Ivan Neville	5:13
	Here Comes the Big Parade		background vocals	Harry Connick, Jr.	4:12
	Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You		background vocals	Troy Andrews	3:57
	Loving You Is on My Mind		background vocals	The New Orleans Social Club	5:19
	That Party		background vocals	Harry Connick, Jr.	5:13
	The First Taste of Hurt		background vocals	Willie Tee	4:50
	This Is My Country		background vocals	Cyril Neville	4:38
	instruments
	Cabbage Alley		bass	The Meters
	Fire on the Bayou		bass	The Meters
	Funky Miracle: Live at the Moonwalker, Volume 2		bass	The Meters
	Look‐Ka Py Py		bass	The Meters
	New Directions		bass	The Meters
	Rejuvenation		bass	The Meters
	Struttin'		bass	The Meters
	The Meters		bass	The Meters
	The Meters Jam		bass	The Meters
	Trick Bag		bass	The Meters
	Uh-oh		bass guitar [bass]	David Byrne
	Uptown Rulers!: The Meters Live on the Queen Mary		bass	The Meters
	Wild Tchoupitoulas		bass	The Wild Tchoupitoulas
	vocals
	New Directions		background vocals	The Meters
	Uptown Rulers!: The Meters Live on the Queen Mary			The Meters
	composed
	6V6 LA
	Cardova
	Chase
	Cissy Strut
	Ease Back	George Joseph Porter, Jr.
	Here Comes the Meter Man
	Live Wire
	Liver Splash
	Love Is for Me
	Loving You Is on My Mind
	Onyx Is Here	George Joseph Porter, Jr.
	Sehorn's Farm
	Sophisticated Cissy
	lyrics
	Love Is for Me
	wrote
	9 'til 5
	Answer for the Owl
	Clap Your Hands
	Clap Your Hands
	Declaration
	Dry Spell
	Fire On The Bayou
	Funky Miracle
	Hand Clapping Song
	Hey Pocky A-Way
	I Don’t Know
	It Ain't No Use
	Just Kissed My Baby
	Little Old Money Maker
	Look-Ka Py Py
	Pungee
	Rigor Mortis
	The Mob
	Thinking
	This Is My Last Affair
	Til the Chicken
	Tippi‐Toes
	Turn This Thing Around
	U Crazy
	Yeah, You're Right

George Porter, Jr.

Relationships

Appearances

Artist information

Rating

Tags

Genres

Other tags

External links

Editing

Subscriptions

Collections